RODIN

Rodin is the only contemporary sculptor of equal rank with such great French painters as Manet and Cézanne. But while he has been considered an early Modernist among sculptors, he drew on a rich variety of artistic traditions, including those of ancient Greece, Egypt, the Far East and the Renaissance. Gathered here is a stunning collection of photographs, all originated afresh for this edition, of Rodin’s masterpieces – from the impressive shape of The Thinker, to the powerfully melancholy group of The Burghers of Calais and some of the most outstanding portrait busts of this century.